More on Verbs

[Fazzu]

Dear teachers,

Please advise me.('advise' acting as a verb)
Please give me an advice.('advice' acting as a noun)

Am I right?

[Philly]

Dear teachers,
Please advise me.('advise' acting as a verb)
Please give me an advice.('advice' acting as a noun)
Am I right?

The noun advice is uncountable so you should use some, for example, instead of an.
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[Fazzu]

Thanks Philly.So am I right then after replacing 'some' into it?

[Fazzu]

Also, I want to ask this question though it has been asked before:

Is 'is' a verb?Is it a linking verb?What is actually a linking verb?

[Philly]

So am I right then after replacing 'some' into it?

Yes, you can say some advice, a piece of advice, a little advice, a lot of advice, etc.
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Also, I want to ask this question though it has been asked before:
Is 'is' a verb?Is it a linking verb?What is actually a linking verb?

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Is 'is' a verb?? Did you have some other classification in mind for is?
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Yes, the verb be is a "linking verb". Linking verbs are also called "copula verbs." You can find more information right here on this website:
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/copula-verb.html
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[Fazzu]

Sorry Philly for the delay.

Is 'is' a verb?? Did you have some other classification in mind for is?

I don't get it,other classification?Also,what do you mean by "the verb 'be' is a linking verb"?I have overcome it but I don't get what it really means.I will appreciate if you further explain me what it means breifly.

Thanks again.

[Philly]

I don't get it,other classification?

It was you who asked whether "is" was a verb --- not me. My question therefore was: if you don't think "is" is a verb, then what exactly do you think it might be?
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Also,what do you mean by "the verb 'be' is a linking verb"?I have overcome it but I don't get what it really means.

Linking verbs do not express an action or activity but rather connect the subject with additional information which identifies or describes the subject. Not all verbs denote action.
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[mykwyner]

You may not believe this, but many (if not most) native English speakers do not know that be, is, am, was, are, and were are all the same word, just expressing different tenses and numbers. They are all forms of the infinitive verbto be.

Linking verbs (copulas) exist, either as separate words or inflections, in every language I know of.

[Fazzu]

You may not believe this, but many (if not most) native English speakers do not know that be, is, am, was, are, and were are all the same word, just expressing different tenses and numbers. They are all forms of the infinitive verbto be.

Thanks Mykwyner.I was expecting for this answer.Sorry Philly,I should have asked you what does the 'be' represents there;but anyway I am thankful to you too.

It was you who asked whether "is" was a verb --- not me. My question therefore was: if you don't think "is" is a verb, then what exactly do you think it might be?

I thought it was somewhat combined with the prepositions.

[Fazzu]

Also,I recently heard from my teacher that I should use 'begun' before 'I had'.I was wondering "why is it 'begun' and not 'began' as 'began' is also a past participle?"